White bedding and a wooden bedside table leave room for colour, and the Soni runner fills it. The colourful pattern runs end to end in one long strip. Next to linen curtains or a plain wool throw, it gives a quiet bedroom a lift.

• Short pile in 100% wool
• Backing also wool
• Made on a handloom in India
• Runner shape
• Works with underfloor heating

Lay one Soni on each side of the bed and both feet land on wool when you get up. This low pile runner can also serve as a hallway runner, and the size guide helps you pick a length with floor showing at each end. The weaver opens the shed of the handloom with the feet and passes the weft across by hand, so small differences from the listed size are normal. Wool front and back makes the Soni a natural fibre choice among our runner rugs.

Following the rug care tips, beat the Soni from the back every so often and give it some air. Turn it end to end occasionally so daylight and footsteps fall evenly. An underlay a little smaller than the runner stops it sliding and keeps the corners down. A short wool pile needs little more.